⿁

ghost

guǐ (gui3)

Radical no. 194 · 10 strokes (第 194 部首 · 10 画 dì 194 bùshǒu · 10 huà)

Radical ⿁ (guǐ) — meaning: ghost, 10 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical derives from a pictograph in oracle-bone script depicting a human figure with an enlarged pyramidal head, understood to represent the shape of a spirit or the dead, which later extended to mean ghost or deity.

Mnemonic: A figure with a large pyramidal head is the image of a ghost.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

1 characters

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  • 鬼guǐ

    disembodied spirit; ghost; devil

    HSK 5

    9 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.